Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hubbub. This State Department situation last week bubbled over into the press. The New Dealing New York Post, which has hammered away at the State Department, saw in Sumner Welles's position an analogy with Anthony Eden's predicament after Munich. The Post suggested that Mr. Welles resign, as did Mr. Eden, and "allow events and the people to vindicate him." The left-wing Nation offered as its remedy the dismissal of Mr. Hull, admitting in the next breath that such a thing could and would not take place...
...that would give complete unity of action during the war and would save a lot of expense and campaigning. Let one united convention nominate Roosevelt for President and Willkie for Vice President, with the agreement that if the war ceases before the expiration of the term, Roosevelt would immediately resign, whereupon Willkie would automatically become President...
Acting Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, well aware that future Poland must have Russia's good will and equally well aware that Sosnkowski's appointment would be a new irritation to Russia, handed his resignation to President Raczkiewicz. The British Foreign Office, working overtime to bring Poland and Russia into agreement again, may have voiced displeasure at the prospect of Sosnkowski. Whatever did happen offstage, at week's end it seemed clear that Acting Premier Mikolajczyk, leader of the democratic Peasant Party, would be made permanent Premier. General Sosnkowski was to resign as Deputy President, be appointed Commander...
...newly arrived jazz-lover, whether V-12 or civilian, might as well resign himself right now. Boston just isn't the jazz hub of the universe. The best jazz that can be found a present is the series of Sunday afternoon jam sessions at the Ken, on the corner of Tremont and Warrenton Streets, just beyond the Hotel Bradford. Last Sunday the Ken featured Pete Brown and the Jones Brothers, a local trio with an overdoes of vibraharp, with Cecil Scott's house band in the background. The same group will probably be there next Sunday. It's not particularly...
...even greater crisis brewed in food. There Chester C. Davis, the new Food Czar, his good intentions thwarted by old mistakes and continuing delays, worked and warned, threatened and pleaded, debated whether to resign in self-defense or continue out of patriotism...